Name: _____________________

Social Studies 8
Ms. Buckley

The “Black Death”

The Plague in the Middle Ages

1. What was the plague?

2. How does the plague spread?

A Plague Doctor

3. Why was the plague so deadly in Europe during the Middle Ages?

4. What was the impact of the black plague on Europe?

5. Where has there been modern upsurges of the plague? Why has the plague
become an issue in this/these locations?